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AS the cost of oil increases across the world its impact is felt at the petrol pump and in the cost of heating your home. Being able to plan ahead and forecast the price may help you out and a French government website could offer you some advice. The Finance... Read more →
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THE oldest castle in France is on the market for those who want to lead the life of a knight, but have a king’s ransom to pay for it. Le Donjon du Faucon Noir, in the village of Montbazon near Tours, has been put up for sale by its English... Read more →
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THERE is a very interesting article about the history of French churches as portrayed through her stamps on the Stanley Gibbons website. The piece looks at many of the churches and cathedrals you would recognise such as Nôtre Dame, but also many that are hidden away or found perched on... Read more →
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IT is always entertaining to see how the love-hate relationship between the French and English is played out in the press. The BBC takes a look at the battle between the ‘frogs and the rosbifs’ but as one reader comments the Scots and Welsh don’t seem to have any problems.... Read more →
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THIS French Life now has more than 1,000 stories on it, so I have placed links to a number of selected articles in the left-hand column. So if this is your first time here then you can get up to speed on the process of buying a house in France.... Read more →
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NOW it would be very embarrassing to mix up brothers with sisters, aunts with uncles if you were at a party or dinner. So here is the French for family members so that you can work your way around the table whilst sat enjoying a glass of wine. les parents... Read more →
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POET Jean de la Fontaine is best known for his Fables that many French people can still recite to this day. He was born in 1621 in the town of Château-Thierry in Champagne, and never really left behind his love of the countryside. Jean de la Fontaine spent the early... Read more →
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FROM April next year people will be able to invest in residential property both in the UK and abroad, through their pension funds. Under the new rules higher-rate taxpayers will only have to find 60 per cent of the purchase price of a property as the government will meet the... Read more →
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ESTATE agents from two very different regions of France say that property prices are cooling off as buyers take their time over purchasing decisions. Paris-based agent Ludovic Guespereau told the IHT that people are looking at a number of apartments in the capital before making a decision. "Clients are seeing... Read more →
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I HAVE come across a number of articles on a variety of websites that may be of interest, just click on the links to read more. French hate for British left woman devastated The Channel hoppers France-Italy high speed rail link moves closer Dutch love France, but bring own cheese Read more →
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